John Goodman, eh?

Do you think somebody told him to gain 75 pounds for this role, or did they just find him that way?

So does that make him "President Ralph"?

cookie for the reference.

Scott: Reference top King Ralph, a sorta funny, kinda cute moive that Goodman starred in.

*breathes heavily*

Wow.


Did anyone else feel a tear when Toby was talking to the babies?

Scott: It's been four months! Where's my ••••••• cookie?!?

*wink*

I put it in the mail a long time ago!

I....know. It...was.....de...lic...ious.

Could someone remind me of the original topic?

(And George, it should be "li...cious." Otherwise it sounds like lick...eye-us.)

Could someone remind me of the original topic?

The cookie for the "President Ralph" quip.

After Bartlet briefs the Cabinet of his intent to invoke the 25th Ammendment, a Cabinet secretary asks what would happen if he [Bartlet] and Walken gave contradictary orders. Bartlet responds, "Leo would know what to do."

BZZZT! Well, a half-BZZT. Leo should know what to do, but the more correct answer would be, "Until I sign the letter putting me back in office, you listen to Walken, regardless of what I say. After I sign, you listen to me, regardless of what he says." Bartlet's answer, while correct provided that Leo remains loyal to Walken, creates an incorrect notion in the Cabinet's collective mind that Bartlet still retains authority. In other words, Bartlet fails to impress on his Cabinet that they are legally obligated to listen only to Walken while he remains in office.

Synopsis for this episode:

The White House scrambles to respond to Zoe's kidnapping but it soon becomes obvious that the President is not capable of doing his duty fully leading to an extraordinary decision.